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p Smt. Pritilata Waddedar Bharatiya Svatantrata Yoddha, Teacher EARLY LIFE May 1911 After completing her education in Chittagong and Dhaka, she attended Bethune College in Kolkata. Pritilata graduated in philosophy with distinction. After completing her education in Calcutta, Pritilata returned to Chittagong. In Chittagong, she took up the job of headmistress at a local English medium secondary school SUMMARY REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES After a brief stint as a school Surya Sen planned to attack the Pahartali European Club teacher, Pritilata joined a which had a signboard that read "Dogs and Indians not revolutionary group headed allowed" leadership of the attack. by Surya Sen. Pritilata went to Kotowali Sea Side for arms training and She led a team of fifteen made the plan of their attack there. revolutionaries in 1932 attack All the members of the group were given potassium cyanide on the Pahartali European Club which had a sign board and were told to swallow it if they were caught that read "Dogs and Indians On the day of the attack, Pritilata dressed herself as a not allowed". Punjabi male The revolutionaries torched the club and were later caught TRIAL AND MARTRYDOM September 1932 by the British police. To avoid In the club, a few police officers who had revolvers started arrest, Pritilata consumed shooting. Pritilata incurred a single bullet wound cyanide and died Injured Pritilata was trapped by the British police. She swallowed cyanide to avoid getting arrested. Thus sacrificing her life for the Nation .

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